Washington:
Veteran actor and director Robert De Niro, who’s the recipient of assorted accolades, will obtain an honorary Palme d’Or on the Cannes Movie Competition.
Actor and movie producer Leonardo DiCaprio will current Robert De Niro with the honorary Palme d’Or for lifetime achievement on the Cannes Movie Competition’s opening ceremony, based on Selection.
De Niro has earned two Academy Awards, one for Greatest Supporting Actor for his function as Vito Corleone (in flashback scenes) in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather Half II (1974) and the opposite for Greatest Actor for his portrayal of Jake LaMotta in Scorsese’s boxing biopic drama Raging Bull (1980).
He was additionally Oscar-nominated for Taxi Driver (1976), The Deer Hunter (1978), Awakenings (1990), Cape Worry (1991), Silver Linings Playbook (2012), and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).
DiCaprio and De Niro first starred collectively within the 1993 movie This Boy’s Life, and reunited for Killers of the Flower Moon, which screened in official choice at Cannes in 2023.
On the time of the announcement, De Niro mentioned in an announcement, “I’ve such shut emotions for Competition de Cannes…Particularly now when there’s a lot on the earth pulling us aside, Cannes brings us collectively — storytellers, filmmakers, followers, and associates. It is like coming house,” as per the outlet.
“There are faces that stand in for the seventh Artwork, and features of dialogue that depart an indelible mark on cinephilia. Along with his interiorized model, which surfaces in a mild smile or a harsh gaze, Robert De Niro has turn out to be a cinematic legend,” the pageant mentioned when saying the honour, based on Selection.
After the Palme d’Or ceremony, Amelie Bonnin’s musical comedy Depart One Day will display screen.
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